Nicholas Burns
Nicholas Burns
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Our judgement is that it would not be wise or fair to ask Congress to make such a consequential decision without evidence that the Indian government was acting on what is arguably the most important of its commitments--the separation of its civilian and military facilities
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We're prepared for that debate. We will advise the Congress that it is our very clear judgment that this is a good deal for the United States as well as for India.
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There is significant support for it on the Capitol Hill. There may be some Congressmen who have doubts about it. But I am convinced that the US Congress will support the agreement,
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Part of the purpose of my visit to Delhi this week is to work with the Indian government on a plan that would separate the civil and military nuclear states of India over the coming years, ... Once that plan has been clearly enunciated and once it has been committed to by the Indian government and we begin to see its implementation, it will be a short time before the U.S. Congress enacts the necessary legislative changes to bring this into being, and that will be a welcome moment, indeed.
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agreement to a timetable that will lead to decisions in the US Congress to change our law and the ultimate decision of the Indian government to meet their commitments.
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We have to respect the prerogatives of Congress but we are suggesting India-specific amendments to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954.
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It is a unique deal for India. Despite our friendship for Pakistan, there have been proliferation problems of a quite serious nature over the last several years that would make this kind of deal impossible.
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We're calling for their immediate release. We are making this known privately to the Bosnian Serb military commanders, and we're now making it known privately just in the next couple of hours to President Milosevic in Belgrade, and we very much expect that this call for the immediate release of these people will be met.
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We believe the resulting agreement (with India) advances our strategic partnership and is a net gain for non-proliferation. We do not plan to offer such cooperation to any other country.
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Out administration is fully committed to the India-US civilian nuclear energy agreement,
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I think if you look at American foreign policy worldwide, the greatest change you will see in the next three or four years is a new American focus on South Asia, particularly in establishing a closer strategic partnership with India. It will be the area of greatest dynamic positive change in American foreign policy.
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We are going to ratchet up the pressure step-by-step.
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John is working very hard, hand-in-glove with Washington on this.
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will not, under any circumstances, tolerate a government installed by force or intimidation in Burundi.